XIM3 User's Guide (Read 27279 times)

Congratulations on your purchase of XIM3! Designed by gamers for gamers, XIM3 provides the best possible mouse and keyboard solution for the Xbox 360. XIM3 is focused on quality gaming experiences. Fully customizable, XIM3 has the flexibility to adapt your gaming-grade PC input peripherals to your favorite Xbox 360 games. Through advanced technology called Smart Translators, XIM3 is able to provide a level of mouse precision unachievable by any other gaming adapter available.

You are not limited to use a mouse and keyboard. Many users use alternate devices as well. For a list of supported devices, please see the links at the end of this post.

The XIM3 requires use of a wired (Not wireless with a play and charge kit.) Microsoft Certified Xbox 360 Controller.

Connecting your XIM3 to your Xbox is as easy as plugging in any device to your PC.

First, lets power on our Xbox consoles. If you have not yet used your wired controller on your Xbox, please connect it to your console now for redundancy. Some users have reported that their consoles were not recognizing their wired controllers. This issue may be due to the Xbox having to "Sign" the hardware as a legit peripheral. (Just a theory.) In some cases this has not solved the issue but we will get it out of the way now for the sake of the forum.

With the "Mini-B" cable provided, plug the smaller Mini-B end into your XIM3 ("USB to PC/Xbox" as seen below.) and the other end into your Xbox. Your XIM3 will now power on.

Now lets connect the wired controller into it's port.

Lets take this time to update our firmware.

See "Updating your XIM3" #URL and scroll back up when you are finished.

Now that we have updated to the newest firmware, connect your Mouse and Keyboard to the XIM3 using the preferred ports. It is not required to plug any device into any specific port. But this way we can narrow the odds of any issues.

^^The newest post should be at the top. This is where you will download the Flash Tool with the latest firmware. Currently that is "Flash Drop 20110220" posted on 02/20/11. This may be different when your read this so please check the Downloads page linked above.Also take this time to click the "Notify" button to subscribe to page updates. You will be sent an email notification when anything is posted in this forum.After downloading the tool, run it and you should see a window like this:

Press "Next" to continue.Read the License Agreement if you wish and press "Next" to continue.

Since we connected our XIM3s to our PCs before downloading and running the flash tool, you should see this page with a green check mark in the tool. If you see a red X, please disconnect your XIM3 and put it into PC mode again.Press "Next" to continue.

Select "Upgrade Firmware" and select "Next" to continue.

Once on the "Ready to flash your XIM3!" screen. Press "Flash" to upgrade your firmware.

To update your Smart Translators, follow the steps in "Updating your XIM3" stopping at the "Update Firmware" option in the XIM3 Flash Tool.

You should be at the picture below.

First click "Add Smart Translator" then "Next"

You will now see a dialog that says "Obsolete Smart Translator Found"

At the time this was written there were four Smart Translators that were released. This should not normally be the case.On the screen below, I have numbered the entries in the list.

A-D are new translators. E is an additional translator that we do not already have installed and from F down are existing installed translators.

We will be selecting [A Call of Duty 4 [V2] (CoD4-2)].Because we already have the maximum number of smart translators installed on our device. We will be selecting the old CoD4 translator to be replaced with the new one.

After hitting next, simply click "Flash".

We will now see this dialog.

If you have more than one translator to update. Do not unplug your XIM3. Simply run the flash tool again to update the rest. Unfortunately one by one. But as said before. This should typically not be the case.

Take this time to make sure your mouse is set at max sensitivity. My G500 is set to 5700 DPI.

Before we start lets start a private game/match. Set the max time (Unlimited in MW2.) and start the match. Once in the match find the spot on the map that you like to control. I used Afgan and ran up to the hill.

Set the in game sensitivity at max. (10 - Insane in MW2.)

Like with mapping buttons, press "Start" and "Back" at the same time to bring up the options menu.

Select "Edit Config"

You should be at the "Right Stick" tab. This is where we will edit our sensitivities.

Once there you will see: Sensitivity: 0.00 /0.00And just below: [M] RightUsing the controller, navigate down to the first set of zeros and press (A).This is our normal viewing sensitivity. (Regular right stick function in MW2)

Increase this number slowly. To test, press (A) to accept the value, (B) to back out of the edit window and (A) again to save the config.Move the mouse around and see if it meets your liking. If not, navigate back into the edit window and increase/decrease the values.

I found my value to be good around 11/11.50

The next sensitivity value is activated by the indicated button below our values. In this case [M] Right meaning for me, while I'm aiming down sight.

Do the same as above to edit your values. I like a fast ADS sensitivity. so I chose 12. Feels just as fast as I'm not aiming down sight. Makes for following someone with a sniper rifle quite easy.

To load a different game's config simply select "Load Config" from the options menu and select the config you desire.Some users may need to copy configs for complex switching. To solve issues like killstreak control or whatever else. See "Switchers".To copy a config, select the "Add Config" option and you will be taken to the list of configs currently on the XIM3.

This is a more advanced feature in the XIM3. If you do not know how to set up a config please read above to learn. I am going to be vague to a degree.

To solve issues with some aspects of game mechanics we use profile/config switchers. For example, if you have unlocked the chopper gunner killstreak. Upon use the turret will react slowly or not move at all. For me it takes about 8 swipes with the mouse to aim the turret in the opposite direction.